Chapter 1
A Appendix
How to Create Bobbin Work
ABOUT BOBBIN WORK............................................3
PREPARING FOR BOBBIN WORK.............................3
Required Materials......................................................................3
■ Bobbin case and bobbin cover ................................................... 3
■ Lower thread.............................................................................. 4
■ Upper thread ............................................................................. 4
■ Needle ....................................................................................... 4
■ Presser foot ................................................................................ 4
■ Fabric......................................................................................... 4
Upper Threading.........................................................................4
Preparing the Bobbin Thread ......................................................5
■ When tension is applied to the bobbin thread............................ 6
■ When tension is not applied to the bobbin thread ..................... 7
CREATING BOBBIN WORK ......................................9
Positioning the Fabric and Sewing ..............................................9
■ Finishing the thread ends ......................................................... 11
Bobbin Work Free Motion Sewing ............................................11
ADJUSTING THE THREAD TENSION...................... 12
■ Adjusting the upper thread tension .......................................... 12
■ Adjusting the tension of the bobbin thread .............................. 12
TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................13
■ The thread was accidentally cut automatically and the bobbin
thread is caught inside the machine......................................... 13
■ Correcting bobbin work tension .............................................. 13
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The bobbin thread catches on the tension spring of the bobbin case
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